This event aims to introduce the BRIDGE project that is being implemented by the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC) and the African Consortium of Funds for the Environment (CAFE) with financial support from the French Facility for the Global Environment (FFEM). The project will support Conservation Trust Funds in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa in the implementation, development and testing of innovative projects towards the fulfillment of the 2030 goals of the UN CBD and UNFCCC, through engaging the private sector in conservation finance.